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LGBTQ Allyship is seeking volunteers for the one-time event No Industry Without US: an LGBTQ Variety Show. You might not see LGBTQ burlesque, hip hop, comedy and spoken word like this again! It will be on Sat, Sept. 16 at 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM at the Broadway Performance Hall on 1625 Broadway, Seattle, Washington 98122.

EMCEE — Monisa Brown – A Tacoma Washington native Monisa Brown will take you on a comedic roller coaster with an off-beat, absurdity sure to split your sides with laughter. Combining her life experiences as a queer, black woman and a special deadpan touch, Monisa serves up comedy that toys with and deconstructs your social perceptions.

We exceeded our goal of raising $25,000 and raised $30,000 for LGBTQ low-income senior housing! From April to May 10 amazing LGBTQ and allied leaders met with community members to educate and raise support for Allyship’s work in advocating for LGBTQ low-income housing in Seattle and King County. LGBTQ Allyship wants to thank the amazing

On Wednesday, July 19th, 2017, LGBTQ Allyship hosted our first ever Queering Politics Candidate Forum. During the forum, while donning costume attire ranging from feather boas to unicorn horns to bumblebee wings and antennae, candidates spoke to how they plan to show up for queer and trans communities if elected, with a particular focus on

Transcend, LGBTQ Allyship’s Trans Advocate Program is designed for trans and gender-nonconforming workers to support and advocate other trans and gender-nonconforming workers who face discrimination, hardship, and labor violations in their workplace…Read more here

By Laurie Rocello Torres On January 3, 2017 you might have noticed an envelope that looked like this: These are democracy vouchers that are being distributed automatically to registered voters in Seattle as part of the Democracy Voucher program that was implemented following the Honest Elections campaign win in 2015. This is the first publicly

Welcome to our 2016 Just Desserts Fall Fundraiser at New Holly Gathering Hall October 2nd, 6pm to 8pm Just Desserts is an event with 200 guests, and represents our biggest fundraiser of the year. Just Desserts will highlight gourmet desserts from local restaurants and bakeries throughout the Pacific Northwest. All proceeds from Just Desserts will benefit

Muslims, Latinos and LGBTQ communities must unite in tragedy Seattle, WA – LGBTQ Allyship wants to honor the 49 victims, mostly LGBTQ Latinos, who were taken away from us through a mass shooting on June 12th, 2016, in Orlando, Florida at a gay club called Pulse. We send our support to the survivors and

Allyship is working with Shetha Alaskar from Fuse Washington to train impacted people (transgender & gender non-conforming people and their loved ones) on how to share their personal stories around transphobic bills and initiatives (including I-1515, the conservative-led anti-trans* bathroom statewide ballot initiative) with elected officials, media, and community members. Reserve your spot in this

Please join us on May 3rd and let’s make change together! GiveBig on May 3rd! Donate here: https://givebig.seattlefoundation.org/npo/lgbtq-allyship-1 Share our GiveBIG Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1086947894660007 Help us build a LGBTQ Social Justice Leadership Institute around LGBTQ Intergenerational Housing Equity! Support 15 LGBTQ leaders gain skills around advocacy and community building. Help host a LGBTQ Intergenerational Conference focusing on

LGBTQ Allyship believes that in order to build strong communities we must have strong leaders. We are now accepting applications for our six-month LGBTQ+ Social Justice Leadership Institute. Our goal is to build and train 10-12 grassroots LGBTQ+ social justice leaders around LGBTQ+ housing justice & equity. Leaders will become familiar with public speaking, event

Seattle has stronger labor protections than most cities in the country. Do you know what they are and how they are enforced? If you are an LGBTQ+ homeless youth (age 29 & under) working in Seattle who wants to learn more about your workers’ rights and what to do if they are violated, this training

Seattle has stronger labor protections than most cities in the country. Do you know what they are and how they are enforced? If you are an LGBTQ worker in Seattle who wants to learn more about your workers’ rights and what to do if they are violated, this training is for you! It’s being led

Denying equal restroom access to transgender and gender non-conforming (GN) people is a violation of their human rights. It not only threatens their safety and well-being in public spaces, but also impacts their ability to use the correct bathroom at their workplace. Trans* people deserve the right to use the restroom while on the job like every

Allyship is excited to have been awarded almost $25,000 from the Office of Labor Standards to reach Seattle LGBTQ low-wage workers and inform individuals on their workers’ rights. We are working in a coalition of over 10 other community organizations such as Got Green, 21 Progress, Al Noor Islamic, Somali Community Services, NAACP, Latino Community

LGBTQ Allyship completed a LGBTQ Safety survey in August of 2015 of over 1100 participants. Sixty-four percent of participants identified as fighting for affordable housing as a solution in increasing LGBTQ safety in Seattle. Seventy-four percent of survey participants represented bisexual, transgender and gender non-binary people in Seattle. Allyship has been testifying in favor of

Planting Seeds for Building LGBTQ Safe Communties I have been pondering how LGBTQ communities and particularly LGBTQ Allyship can help build safer LGBTQ spaces on Capitol Hill and in other neighboring communities. An opportunity arose to plant some seeds in building safer communities and on April 4th, I spent my afternoon at a community event in

LGBTQ Space Needle Workers A call to Action! By Debbie Carlsen, LGBTQ Executive Director Why was the Space Needle just named “Corporate Leader of the Year?” This is the title of a Stranger article written on February 25th about GSBA naming the Space Needle ‘Corporate Leader of the Year.’ It addresses the Space Needle’s recent

Dear Allyship Community! On December 15th, 2013, Allyship is hosting our second Annual Fundraising Event called Just Desserts: A Social Justice Extravaganza at the charming and historical Southeast Seattle Senior Center, 4655 South Holly street in the Rainier Valley, from 6pm to 7:30pm. Click here to buy your ticket today! ‘Just Desserts’ will be an event highlighting gourmet desserts and other eateries from

With the age wave approaching, the first generation of openly LGBTQ-identified seniors will require in-home or institutional long-term care. Yet recent studies show that one-in-three LGBTQ seniors worries about facing discrimination as they age. That’s one of the reasons why more than 200 people are expected Tuesday to discuss the specific needs of LGBTQ seniors and

Sign This Petition Help us launch this national petition for economic justice and LGBTQ pride!! Fly the Rainbow flag and respect your workers! Please sign the petition and share it! Seattle is known as a progressive, culturally rich Northwest city and the Space Needle, the symbol of our community, should represent these values. We have

Date: Friday May 3rd Time: 7PM- 9PM Location: The Lobby Bar, Seattle So as Jell-Obration draws nearer, I wanted to learn more about this event. This week, Brad, a recent Allyship board member, agreed to be interviewed about Allyship’s upcoming event and his connection to Allyship. Brad has been involved with Allyship since 2011 and

Allyship has joined the campaign to ask that the Space Needle management settle a fair contract with employees and fly the Rainbow flag during Pride month. The reasons for this request are simple. Seattle has the second largest LGBT community in the country. A large percentage of workers in the hospitality and service industry identify

Allyship Spring Jell–Obration 2013 Are social and economic justice something you’d like to see in Washington State? Are you interested in helping to reduce LGBTQ youth homelessness and improving healthcare options for everyone? If yes, we’d like to invite you to a party… LGBTQ ALLYSHIP PRESENTS JELLO-BRATION 2013! Allyship is hosting a party to celebrate

More Pictures from Homeless Youth Advocacy Day Dear Allyship Community! Thank you for an amazing LGBTQ Youth Advocacy Day! Allyship/ERW advocates shared their stories as LGBTQ individuals experiencing foster care and homelessness or being low-income or a dreamer to educate their legislators on the unique issues LGBTQ youth face. It was striking how often legislators

When: February 22nd – 6:45am Where: 23rd and Jackson in the Central District Please wear something pink – pink pants, a pink shirt, a pink coat, a pink hat, pink gloves, pink shoes – you get the picture.We want to be visible! To register for the Queer Homeless Youth Advocacy Day, we need some information:

by James Whitely – SGN Staff Writer On February 22, LGBTQ Allyship, alongside Equal Rights Washington (ERW), will participate in a homeless and foster-care youth lobby day in Olympia, led by the Mockingbird Society, a foster-care youth lobby group. ‘Homelessness is an LGBTQ issue,’ said Doug Hamilton, ERW’s operations manager. ‘An estimated 40% of youth

How to effectively tell your own stories to legislators? 1. Identify yourself and let the legislators know that you have a large network of people who support you 2. Why this issue is important to your identity 3. How your proposal will impact the issue Join us on Feb 22 lobby day for homeless youth

Dear Allyship Community! Allyship is proud to announce our partnership with Equal Rights Washington (ERW) for our February 22nd Queer Homeless Youth Lobby d ay led by Mockingbird Society. Allyship and ERW will continue to mobilize activists in the LGBTQ community to be allies to LGBTQ homeless youth by advocating for public policies that will

LGBTQ and Allies working together Join us at our Queer Economic Justice Advocacy Day on January 21st and for our Queer Homeless Youth Advocacy Day on February 22nd! LGBTQ Allyship believes that all oppressions are interconnected and seeks to build solidarity with marginalized communities in order to support the liberation of all people. We aim

As many as 40 percent of homeless youth identify as LGBT. Family rejection contributes to the disproportionate number of homeless LGBT youth. Youth are homeless because they run away because of family rejection of sexual orientation or gender identity (46%). Youth are homeless because they are forced out of their homes by parents because of

You think the financial crisis in 2008 should awake most people by now, and make people re-consider about market value. But it has not really happened. Michael Sandel called the era we are in, the market triumphalism era. Michael J. Sandel (born March 5, 1953) is an American political philosopher and a professor

In this recent election, many people who live on the margins experienced victories, from the visibility and power of the Latino vote on the national level to the passage of marriage equality in Maine, Maryland and Washington. The legalization of marriage in Washington, which begins on Dec. 6, gives lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer

Health Care LGBTQ individuals are less likely to access health care or have health insurance[i] LGBTQ are less likely to get routine care, including screenings for breast and cervical cancers[ii] The health care system is not set up to recognize our diverse family structures and therefore LGBTQ individuals and members of our families are less likely to

LGBTQ Allyship believes that all oppressions are interconnected and seeks to build solidarity with marginalized communities in order to support the liberation of all people. We aim to educate both LGBTQ and heterosexual individuals and groups about the challenges that are faced as LGBTQ people in the areas of health care, immigration, homelessness and

Allyship is hosting a monthly Queer Economic Justice legislative committee meeting open to activists and community leaders. Our goal is to have an open and informative dialogue with our community partners on legislation that addresses youth homelessness, economic justice policies that include diverse family structures, immigrant rights, and affordable health care from an LGBTQ perspective.